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The point of view from the writer’s perspective is that not having trust, can lead to problems when working together. An example would be the character going against the other as he states, “I don’t know if I can trust you.” This was then examined with another series of events that followed the problems of the two working together.

In the first scene, there is shot reverse shots between the close up of characters worried and glaring at each other. The background ambient noise also adds to the tension with the anticipation about who’s going to speak first. Then him sliding a paper across the table gets a tracking shot which leads into the introduction of the other character.

The next dialogue between the two begins with an over the shoulder shot that identifies who’s talking. The tone and setting also contribute to the tension since both are in an enclosed room with one spotlighting on them to fill the darkroom. The two characters start to disagree on where one should go. Then he later reveals he doesn’t trust her and thinks she has an underlying plan against him, and he wants to know details she’s not sharing.

Following a dramatic scene where walls are hit, tables are flipped and the close up of the characters talking very closely adds to the tension and fear that she’s in since he’s so close. We also get a cut to office people viewing the two in the room from a camera, with workers analyzing the scene. This then cuts back to the room where two are still sitting there with anticipation

Next, there is a tracking shot where he grabs her with a close up her face, the background noise then increases to add to the scene. A split-screen appears as the office workers scramble to the room to save her.

Once they enter the room an eye-level shot of the workers exclaiming at him to go away as they escort him out. The close reaction shot follows which shows the distress the character is in. This then ends the scene with a fade to signify it.

The mood overall would be tension, and it makes you feel like you’re in a small space and stuck there. The director completed the vision of an untrustworthy situation that lead to greater tension and disagreements.